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1836 Liverpool Town Council election

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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Tuesday 2 November 1836. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1836 Liverpool Town Council election
← 1835 2 November 1836 (1836-11-02) 1837 →
 
Reformers
Conservative
Party Reformers Conservative
Council Leader before election


Conservative

Council Leader after election


Reformers

All of the sixteen wards were contested. In addition there was also a by-election in South Toxteth.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Reformers 37 -6 15 52
Conservative 11 +6 1 12

Election result edit

Liverpool Local Election Result 1836
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Whig 9 0 6 -6 50% 49.7%
  Conservative 8 6 0 +6 50% 50.3%

Ward results edit

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby edit

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Brocklebank * 192 53%
Conservative Thomas Kaye 168 47%
Majority 24 6%
Registered electors 568
Turnout 360 63%
Whig hold Swing

Castle Street edit

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Bolton * 188 70%
Conservative John Wilkinson 79 30%
Majority 24 40%
Registered electors 627
Turnout 267 43%
Whig hold Swing

Everton edit

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Heyworth 206 50.1%
Whig George Quayle 205 49.9%
Majority 1 0.2%
Registered electors 562
Turnout 411 73%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange edit

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Mellor * 173 50.1%
Conservative Thomas Sands 172 49.9%
Majority 1 0.2%
Registered electors 513
Turnout 345 67%
Whig hold Swing

Great George edit

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 'Charles Lawrence' 160 55%
Whig Henry Ripley 130 45%
Majority 30 10% N/A
Registered electors 404
Turnout 290 72%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Lime Street edit

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Vincent Higgins 295 52%
Conservative Ambrose Lace 275 48%
Majority 20 4%
Registered electors 744
Turnout 570 77%
Whig hold Swing

North Toxteth edit

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig George Ramsden 195 59%
Conservative John Sheppard 133 41%
Majority 62 18%
Registered electors 538
Turnout 328 61%
Whig hold Swing

Pitt Street edit

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bibby 199 55%
Whig William Robert Preston * 151 43%
Majority 48 12% N/A
Registered electors 551
Turnout 350 64%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Rodney Street edit

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nelson Wood 217 53%
Whig Thomas Holt * 193 47%
Majority 24 6% N/A
Registered electors 575
Turnout 410 71%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Anne Street edit

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Joseph Mason 200 53%
Conservative John N. Wright 180 47%
Majority 20 6%
Registered electors 477
Turnout 380 80%
Whig hold Swing

St. Paul's edit

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barton * 138 54%
Whig James Stitt 116 46%
Majority 22 8%
Registered electors 340
Turnout 254 75%
Conservative hold Swing +8%

St. Peter's edit

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Richard Bright * 199 51%
Conservative Nathan Litherland 192 49%
Majority 7 2%
Registered electors 596
Turnout 391 66%
Whig hold Swing -3%

Scotland edit

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Houghton 196 74%  34%
Whig Richard Shiel * 68 26%  28%
Majority 128 48% N/A
Registered electors 491
Turnout 264 54%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

South Toxteth edit

No. 15 South Toxteth - 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Platt 112 53%
Whig Francis Jordan * 109 53%
Conservative Alexander Smith 100 47%
Conservative Thomas M. Gladstone 98 47%
Majority 12 6%
Registered electors 279
Turnout 212 76%
Whig hold Swing
Whig hold Swing

Vauxhall edit

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Shand 107 55%
Whig James Muspratt 89 45%
Majority 18 10% N/A
Registered electors 279
Turnout 196 70%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

West Derby edit

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Smith 165 54%
Whig R. W. Wood 138 46%
Majority 27 8%
Registered electors 405
Turnout 303 75%
Conservative hold Swing

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See also edit

Liverpool City Council

Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879

Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present

Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present

History of local government in England

References edit

  1. ^ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "The Albion Monday November 7th 1836 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser, Friday November 4th 1836 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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